Learn how to make your own lavender soap with this DIY melt and pour soap recipe. Makes the perfect gift, or use it for yourself!

How to: Make Lavender Honey Lemon Soap

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IT'S AS EASY AS MELT AND POUR

DIY

SARAH PETERSON

Looking to learn how to make your own lavender soap?

Making your own soap is very satisfying. Not only can you choose what kind of soap base you use, you can also choose from endless possibilities of scents, colors and textures.

The official process of making soap from scratch is rather involved (remember Fight Club?).

Luckily, there are a lot of resources that sell melt and pour soap bases, that you can simply heat to liquify, add your desired colors, scents, textures, and then pour into molds to solidify.

It’s a much easier and faster method than making soap from scratch, bu t you can still get very creative with your soap recipes.

Read on to find out how to make this lavender lemon honey lemon melt and pour soap!

HOW TO MAKE LAVENDER LEMON HONEY SOAP

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What you need

THE INSTRUCTIONS

What you need

2 lb goat’s milk melt-and-pour soap base (I found mine on Amazon, this yields about 6-8 bars for me in a 3.8 oz bar mold)
1 lemon rind, zested
3 tablespoons of dried lavender buds
2 tablespoons of honey
15 drops of lavender essential oil
6 drops of lemon essential oil
Jar or bowl for melting soap base (in microwave or double boiler)
Grater (for zesting)
Silicone mold

THE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Chop soap into smaller pieces. It will melt faster this way.

2. Place in bowl and microwave or double boiler to liquify.

TIP: Be careful to watch soap and melt it slowly so it doesn't burn. If you are using microwave, heat in 30 second increments, stirring frequently. If you are using a double boiler, melt on low.

3. Zest your lemon. Be sure to wrap in a paper towel and press out any extra fluid. This prevents it from clumping together in your soap.

Side note: the glycerine in the goat milk soap base acts as a preservative and keeps the lemon rind from molding.

4. While your soap chunks are in the microwave (or double boiler), measure out your lemon zest, lavender and honey in small bowls for easy adding once your soap is melted.

5. Once soap is melted add your essential oils first.

6. Once essential oils have been added and mixed thoroughly, add the lavender buds, lemon zest and honey.

7. Have your mold ready on a flat and even surface. You’ll want to move quickly before the soap cools too much. Mix everything thoroughly again, and pour mixture into mold.